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He had a licence to charm on screen, with his sultry voice and suave, chiselled good looks. But in private, actor Sir Roger Moore – who played James Bond in seven films – was equally as comfortable behind the camera. A new BBC documentary to air on Christmas Day will reveal never-before-seen home video footage, filmed by Sir Roger himself, of his family and very famous friends – including actor Kirk Douglas and singer Olivia Newton-John.
A young Sir Elton John is also spotted descending from the skies in a helicopter ready for lunch with Sir Roger and other celebrity guests – the likes of Joan Collins and David Attenborough.
Sir Roger’s son Geoffrey, who found the old video cassettes in the cupboards and garage at his family’s home in Switzerland, remembers the gathering in France well.
Growing up, being surrounded by stars from the silver screen was normal for Geoffrey. “I mean [Frank] Sinatra was very close to the family and we used to spend a lot of Thanksgivings and Easters together. Kirk Douglas, Cary Grant, Gregory Peck, they were all very, very dear friends.”
Growing up on movie sets was fantastic, recalls Geoffrey, but having James Bond as your father attracted quite a bit of attention on the school run. When Sir Roger came to pick him up from school one day, he remembers the car was suddenly surrounded by pupils – keen to catch a glimpse of the star.
But living in the public eye could be difficult when there was a scandal. Geoffrey recalls a phone call his father made to him one morning, letting him know the papers had got hold of the story that he was leaving his mother. “I said, ‘Well, thanks for the heads up! How long have I got?'” says Geoffrey.
After his split from Luisa, Sir Roger went on to marry his fourth wife, Kristina Tholstrup, otherwise known as Kiki. He had also been previously married to actress and professional ice skater Doorn van Steyn and singer Dorothy Squires.
Sir Roger died in 2017 at the age of 89. In his later years, actress Audrey Hepburn had asked him to take on her humanitarian work for the children’s charity Unicef, says Geoffrey. “It says a lot about his love for humanity, his love for children. And that, I think, is probably his greatest role.”
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